Fingerprint register



Oct. 26, 19.43. c. E. WYRICK 2,333,065

FINGER PRINT REGI STER Filed July 20, 1942 I 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 "DDUDDDIII.

INVINTOR CLAYTON LWYRKK Y- W Oct. 26, 1943. Q w c 2,333,065

FINGER PRINT REG-I STER Filed July 20, 1942 s Sheets-Sheet s 3 5 CLAYTON E.WYR\CK w mvam RTTORN EYS Patented Oct. 26, 1943 FIN GERPRIN T REGISTER I,

7 Clayton E. Wyrick,

Miami, Fla, "ass'ignor to gene i porationof amn auoa-Jmiam 1 2.:s i iin ie-1:64 1

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a duplicate originals of fingerprintsv can be made a and oneof theoriginals retained as a record copy.

It is another object of-the invention taprovideda .-machine upon which duplicate: original instruments can be preparedandisimultanm ously =dated-to assist. issuance of one of thevinstruments on the .date appearingupon the record copy retained-Within the machine.

Another object of the invention is to, provide a machinefor making duplicate original :instru-. ments wherein some record. is punched upon both of the instruments simultaneously before onewf them can be removed from .the machine. thus insuring cancellation of the. instruments before issuance Another. object-oi the invention is torprovide a fingerprint. register for issuing duplicate origboth of the instruments simultaneously. Another obie'ct of the invention is toprovid inals having the date or issuance punched .upon

an improved mechanism for controlling theissu ance of instruments from a duplicating machine.

Another objector the invention is to provide an improved mechanismlifor. aligning aminstrument with respect to the writing openingnpre vided upon an autographic register; Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus forkeeping a dated sequential .rfec- 0rd of the issuance ofdocuments.

It is another object of the =inventionto'apro' vide an apparatus for' keeping an .originalsw quential record of the issuance ofdocuments in a manner that each of the documents carries the fingerprints ofthe person issuingthe same.

It is another object of the inventionto provide an apparatus for performing the foregoing, object wherein an original document is maintained as a record and a second originaldccumentiscgrig inated from the machine, bothof which are to carry the fingerpri nts of theperson issuing the H same and which documents mustlb'e simuitane w -me s f if ouslygcancelledgonidated,befiore the documentcan beissuem I Itisianotherobjeet-fiitheinvention anrapparatus:.whe in a QIEEIFJQHFW W fi er ri t .of: p ssin 1 11 are ha can he .maintained; which .neco r,d.- can g1 andtaicopypof the; record retained can; he; I totheperson whos :E h obi ts am s 1.1 2 apparent .i. Qm- -the;-; rwm8 andin .teliev e description. t mule,xir,awinesa 'sFiaure s a t n ria r ewt i. recordand, fi gerpiiifml; accordance with this nyenti ae ea e ivew laurel.

rest pos tio 95 Figure 6 is h m t t ;anaemi new:

the operat n me -wee ie Pit Eigiireli'm. s emerg d crosssecticnali view amaz n; fie e irr ea Figu enlarged I van rial-view, partiaill" tio'n, wing-the mechanism 46 for r yen age-agmefreec roll'ifcrimnving tn instrument throug h-the machine. *rhe apparatus emu-is invention .ispal ticmiarly adapted tor" iiseiin. maintaining a continuous nd sequential record, which may be gdated ef he issuance- .of. dncumentsifrom lthe appara s documents w'beissueaimmmeapp ratl il inventiomarei-printed pp oiga continuousw manner .th'atatwm of the. documents appear s de by side; transversi'y ofathq-weh The documents are 55 in duplicateyiorm; and

for receiving a mutilating punch which can be constructed and arranged in a manner to indicate the date of issuance or use of the document. The

documents can, therefore, be prepared in duplicate original form so that one of th documents can be issued while the other of the documents is retained within the apparatus to maintain a continuous sequential record of the. issuance of the documents. y T I? j Each of the documents is adapted to receive the fingerprints of a person issuing the same so that the continuous record of documents retained within the machine can be identified with a par-I ticular person, who issued the same, upon a particular day of a particular month.

Such an apparatus has particular merit inirispection departments of manufacturing plants '33 and 3 3 respectively which receive a spring belt 35. The spring belt 35 provides a friction .drive between the pulley 3-3 and the pulley 34.

1 The pulley 34' is smaller than the pulley 33 so that an overdrive of the pulley M is produced. The

' spring belt 35 can slip upon the pulley 34 to drive wherein it is desirable that an original inspection ticket should accompany the product inspected and that a record shall be kept of the person who inspected "the particular product. Since the fingerprints of the person issuing the document are-tote placed upon both of the'original'copies of the document, as well as a suitabledate placed upon the document beiorerits issuance, it can readily be seen that a particular product having aparticular' inspection tag can be checkedsas to the person who finallyinspectedthe product by merely comparing "the fingerprint record upon the particular day of issuance of the inspection .tag upon the product. While the example herein set forth merely shows one way in which the applicants apparatus can be used to a very" definite advantage; it will be readilyappreciated that there are, many similar-situations in which it is desirable to be able to" checkmpon personussuing one of the documents from themachine, or'to whom-one of the documents has been issued.

Inthis invention the apparatus consists of a case 10 havinga writing table II. The writing table l'l is substantially U-shaped and is'supported by the vertical legs [2. The legs I21 have 'ears' [3 extending therefrom-which are suitably secured to the bottom wall IA of the case i] by means of bolts crime like} An'aligning' bar lB-h'a's thefnds thereofe'izten'ding through the legs l2 "of the writing table! I for free rotation therein. The aligning bar [6 is-disposed adjacent the'iorward edge 11 of the writing table 1. The aligning barlt carries a'latch deg vice l8 on 'oneendth e'reof and a latch device 19 on the opposite end thereof, the function-of which'will be hereinafterdescribedfl T QA leaf spring 20 is secured to the wall Ilia of the case IU by means of a barLZI in any suitable inanner and extendsthroughout' the length of the aligning bar 'I 6. The upper end of the leaf spring 20 is formed into theshape of a spiral22 to present a curved edge to the aligning barJG when passing thereover during the ioperation' of the machine. This-too will be more'ruuy described. The wall Ilia is hinged to thebottom Wall l4 by means of a hinge 116, the wall. llla being adapted to engage the wall Mwhich'provides astop to prevent outward movement; of the wall 10a with respect to the case l0- Theleaf spring 20, engaging the bar I6; retains the Wall Ilia in position as 'showninFig.3.

The machine is of the type adapted to receive a continuous web of fan-folded forms. The pack of fan folded forms 23 is. placed within the case Ill. The web 24 is threaded-over a rod 125 and thence over the! aligning bar 16. The-web is then positioned upo'n th'e writing table 1 l I and p'asses thesame in a manner to take up the web fed by the roll 28. The slip type friction drive is desirable since the diameter of the receiving roll .3I'gradually increases. Themachine of this'inverition' is constructed and arranged to permit production of two original instruments. .Thefan-folded forms 23 are printed inamanner thatthe instrument is dupli;-

cated upon opposite sides of a preperforated line 36 which extends longitudinally along the'web .24 and in the center thereof. ;Thus, when a form is in position upon the writing table H there are two original instruments presented upon which suitable information can. be placed. j One of the instruments is adapted to be retained as a record copy within the machine,while thersecondinstrument is adapted to. be issued i from the machine. The instrument'which. isretained within the machine is received upon a receiving roll 31, While the instrument which is to be issued from the machine passes under aJtear-off blade 38 and is directed upwardly by means of a curved end 39 provided on the end of the writing table I I. -The original instruments produced may in this instance be a pair of inspectionticketsone of which accompanies"the product which is inspected anditheother of which is maintained within thelmachinera's apermanent. sequential record of the issuanceof the inspection tickets. It is, of course, desirable to indicate the; day upon which the inspection tickets were issued; and to insure that both of the tickets will be dated be-Z fore they are issued so that there can beno conflict of date "between comparable original instruments. 5 j. 3%.;

In order to provide adate of issuanceupon the issued instrument and the jrecord cop'y pf; the instrument-am'onth columng lfl isprinted upon each of the instruments. A day column 4| is also printed on each of the instruments. The day columns 4! are preferably. disposed adjacent the perforation 11116135,;Whl16 the month columns 40 are positioned...adj'acent the outer edge of the Web24. The writing table; H has .holestherein placed in columns 42, each of -the holes in;the columns representing one of the months of theyean ,A second series of holes: is provided in' c0lumns43, each of the holes in each of the columns representing one of the days of the month. The col: umns of holesAZ' and-43 in'the writing table II and the month and; day columns ,fifl and ,4! printed uponv the web ,24 are adapted to be in adjacent relationship :Whenjone of the forms is inproper position upon the writing table I I r A cover 44 is pivoted to the case; Illby means of thepinsi lfi; 1 Thepove .4 is normally; retained, in. closed positionas shown Fig, 3, the edge 1-1];

of the-co verengagingthet'oped'ge of the Wall Illa. A leaf spring latcnmembenfla is iiiied td the Wall l'O'af by suitable mcans such as rivet in 9. meiateh ember 1-2 has a ranger tamtnat enters a'-slot l 8'i edge 1 W- ofthe-cover fi l to pi ein a' manner' that they" engage corresponding,

noles in the adjacent columns sotnattne 150 sitien or the punches represents a particular day i a month within each of the columns. 1; Plates 5? earr yingi unches 53 are disposedn onzthe adapted to be positioned correspond-menses 'in-the colmns 48 thereby representihglaiparticu Jar-month; V v f The punches'fi'i and 53 are similar instructu'r'e (asshown in Figure 4). Si'neea-ll of the punches are similar only one of them will bedescribed, The punch- 53 hasa shank fitextendingthrough the'ipl'ate win one of the holes in the column '48. The shahk54' is provided with 'a recess'5 5 thereby forming a head '56; fA leaf spring 5-? has a' slot 58 therein to receivethe recessedportion 55 of thetshank' M. The spring 5'!- thus bears between the head 56' of the shank 54 and the ipl'atem to secure the punch 53 in position thereon;

It'may thus be seen that when the ccver lll'is moved downwardly toward the writine' taible I l a that the punches 5| and 53 will entercertain of the holes i'n'the columnsfiZ-and 43in the writing table H, whereby the web iz i will be perforated with 'a'series of holes. Thisoperationthus locates: the holes in the web to indicate thexdate upon whichtheinstrumentwasissued. v i

Suitable-guide pins 59 are carried bytheipl'a'te 48 and are adaptedrto cooperate withiihol'es'fifliprovided in the writi'ng table l I for al'rgningthe punches El and 53 with respect to the holes in thet writing table.

w .The punches '5! and 53 thus simultaneously will cancel b 0th of the original instruments when the cover 44 is moved downwardly toward the writing table 1 1. Suitable mechanism to be hereinafter described, is associated with the feedi-ng mechanism with the web for preventing operanon of thefeeding mechanism untiI the'wall Ma is moved inwardly and the cover has been moved downwardly toward the writing table to cancel the original instruments thereon by suitable mutilating marks,,which in this instance are the date marks. The arrangement of the apparatus prevents issuance of a document, or

forwarding of a false document into the machine with ithas been suitably canceled, thereby insufing' a check upon each and every document that is'issued from the machine. i

In order to identify the person who has issued anor'i-gin'al document, this apparatus provides" meansiorpla'cin'g the fingerprints of the person issuing the document upon both of the original documents after cancellation of the documents;

An ink pad BI is supported upon a plate fiz aeeegoes extendingxfrom zthe' casevztli. The-ink pa'daM may be of anly itype for moisteningthe ifinger ti sot a :personsocthat-lthey'loamimpress their fingerprints: upon :both of the" original- 'instrw ment's presented' upon :the writing table? H. y. The fingerprinting: operationean'becarriedrouoatany diseases the cover 41' islif-ted and! before :the' documents" are issued :from- 'thez'imaehiner The provision of the fingerprint recordinsuresidentification of the person issuing'the'document'with the duplicate document at =anyisubsequent time. Since one of the instruments is- "to be issued and one is toiibe'iretained as a permanent record it' will belappreciated that 'the'fingerprint recordsystem retained on successive instruments-issued: from-the "machine: is of considerable value. nor preventing substitution "or defrauding.- ofinstruimehfiS. Also, the simultaneous punching? of both of the: instruments'with:similarly:located punches insures that the same date of issuance wi ll -appear upombothzinstnum'entsi 1 L The mechanism for feeding the webs-2 4 from theifamfold pack 23* has beam-partially described;

However, additional inechanism' provided ifor controliing the issuance L of a; single 1 instrumentupon each reiterationofthe machine landrmecha nism :is' provided:for'rpreventing :retu rn 0f the instrument to the imachine' once :it hasuissued.

The drive shaft '29 'carrying t-the con 28' also carries 'anratchetwhee1 '63J Alipaw 1 64- is :spring: 1

pressed 7 against the: ratchet wheel @63 by 1 means: of a spring 65 to preventcounte clocliwisezrota ti'on of the i' atc'h'et wheel .63 and rolbiw. iI 'he ratchet wheel 63 carries e a. pin B6 which engages=' a lever It! pivoted atufiato'lth'e legul zioftthe writing tab1e 'l'il. .Wh'en the pin '66- isx'inengagement with' th'e' end: of the "lever 61" the :roll JZBLcannnt be rotated in'ieither directiona The leve'r fi 'lrengag'es asecontlleVenBQ pivoted by'thc pin H1itoithe'leg ii=2 of the writing'tablal l The lever TW-hasa sl'ot H therein' engaging 'a pin 12 carriedtu'pon' a plate" 1'3 rslidablyzmounted' ad jaoen-t the leg I! of :the writing tablewl lwby means of the pins 14 and 15. The plate- 173'hasislots flfii and H engaging-"the pins T4 and 1'5 respectively to permit the; plate to hei'reciprocated upon the pins. Therplate 13' hasan end 1'8:a'dapted -:toi extend above thewri'ting tablet I andKis-adapted: to" be-engaged bythe cover It when the cov'er'is pivoted upon a pin as carried key the reg- 12- er the writing table H The catch BB" is urged against thelat'chdevice 19- by means or aspiring 89. a v

A wheel =9 l i's-"carr-ied? upon the shait'zc and-lisadapted to" be :i-otated' therewith. The" wheel e I carries a pine: which engages the*1ever"8-'T dun-'- ing operation of' the mechanismin'a mannei tc' be hereinafter described. i

The paper web" 24 is retained in: engagement with the feed roll 28 by means of an auxma roll The roll 931s carried uhoneshart 94 having 'bearing wheels 3:1 disposedftnerecm I" bearing wheels.1.91 have a recess 98 'adaptedjto be disposed withinslots 95 provided in the ears Siextendingdownwardly from the 1313138162; A spring'99 has one end thereof in engagement with the bearingwheels 91and th oppositeend surrounding a tongue Iprovided in the ears 96. The spring 99 thus urges the-auxiliary roll :93 into engagement with .the feed roll 28 to frictionally engagethe web 24andthus permit the same .to befed by the feed roll 28. 1 v I :2

. The feed roll 28 has a recess IDI in the surface thereof which permits the web 24 to move with respect to the. feed roll during a certain period of operation ofthe device to behereinafter described... 1

In order to issue a document fromthe-machine thefwall Illa is first moved inwardly upon the hinge I it. Inward movement of the wall I0a removes the finger I80 fromthenotch: I3Iin the cover 44' and simultaneouslyrelease engagement of the edge ITI of the coverr44 with th top edge of the wall I000 whereby the top cover 44. can be pressed downwardly so that the date punches EI and 53 will pierce theweb 24 and cancel a pair of originaldocuments'that are resting upon the writing table I I. The cover 44 may then be lifted to expose th canceled document to receive data and fingerprints before issuing the same. When thecover 44 is. moved downwardly the mechanism forissuin a document is unlocked to permit its operation after data and fingerprints have been placed on the documents.v

The extension 18 on theplate 13 is engaged by the cover 44 causing the plate I3 to move downwardly. Downward .-movement of the plate 13 removes the ear 19 from engagement with the recess 80 on the latch device I0 'and causes engagement of the catch 82 with the recess 8|, whereby the latch device I8 is imparted with a partialrotation. This position ofthe apparatus is shown in Figure 6. It will be noted that the ear 19 engages a'high point of the latch device I8 and cannot return to its previous position'las shownin Figure5): When the plate I3 moves downwardly the lever 69 rotates about thepin I0 in a counterclockwise rotation to rotate the lever 61 whereby the pin 66 on the ratchet wheel 63 is released With the plate I3 in the position shown in Figure 6, as producedby the. downward movement of the cover, the handle can be rotated to feed the web through the machine after the data and fingerprints have been placed on the documents. Since the web 24' is frictionall retained between the roller 28 and :the auxiliary roller 93 the web will be pulled through the machine and the roll 3| will receive the copy of the instrument to be retained within the machine.

The perforation line 30, extending longitudinally of. the web 24, provides a separation line between the copy of the instrument to be issued fromthe machine and the copy of the instrument to be retained in the machine. The copies are sepa- The forward advancement of thefweb' 24 ro.-;

tates the aligning blade I5 due to the drag orthe paper upon the edge of the blade. The blade I6 will rotate until the catch 86 onthe arm 8T en-;

gages one of the recesses 85 provided in'thelatch device I9.

' Further rotation-of the handle 30 will feed the web through the machine but the web wil1 slide over the aligning bar I6. This position of the machine is shown in Figure '7. Advancement of the web is continued until one of thefold lines I02 between adjacent forms approaches the leading edge I03 of the parallelogram shaped aligning bar It. Th fold line I02 will engage the edge I03 of the aligning bar I6 and, just prior to the engagement thereof, the pin 02 on the wheel 9| will engage the arm 81 to release the catch 86 from the recesses in the latch device I9, whereby the aligning bar [6 is free tobe rotated by the web 2 4.

Continued forward advancement of the web 24 will then rotaterth aligning bar I6 and the latch devices I8 and I9 until the ear 79 on the plate I3 engages the recess'8l, on the latch device I8, whereby the rotation of the aligning bar I6, isv halted. This position of the. machine'is shown in Figure 8. At this time the lever 61 will be returned by the spring I04 to its initial position so. that the pin 66 on the ratchet wheel 63 will engage the same.

As noted in Figure 8, the pin 56 is not yet in engagement with the lever Bl. ment provided at this point is sufiicient to draw thevweb 24 taut upon the writing table I I. When the aligning bar I6 has stopped rotation the re-' cess IOI in the feed roller 28 will be adjacent the V auxiliary roller 93 so that momentarily the web 24 is released from the feedroll 20. The feed roll can then be rotated independently of the web 24 until the rear edge of the recess IUI again causes engagement of the web 24 with the auxiliaryroll 93. After the engagement of the roll in this manner the web 24 will be pulled taut upon the writing table. The machine is then in position as shown. in Figure 5, a newdocument having been brought upon the writing table II. The cover 44 can then be closed and will be locked in closed position by the latch I18, until the wall I011 is again moved inwardly to institute another cycleof operation. I

It will. be recognized that the machine herein described provides a record machine wherein; du-

- plicate original instruments in 5 writing can be made, one of which'is to be issued and theother of which will be retained as a record copy. The

machine .also providesfor simultaneous dating of theinstruments and for placing the fingerprints of a. person upon both copies, or both instruments;

While the apparatus disclosed and described herein is afpreferred form of the invention, yet a it is to be understood that mechanical modifica tions can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that all such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims are intended to .beincluded herein.

- Having thus fully describedmy invention what I claim' as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p f

1. In a duplicating machine for handling a fanfolded .Web, a writing able, an aligning barrotatably disposed adjacent the leading edge of said writing table and having fold engaging edges thereon adapted to be engaged by a fold in the web passing over saicl writing table to rotate said aligning bar, latch means carried by said bar, means for releasing said latch means to permit rotation of said bar-when a web is being drawn thereover, and means for holding a fold engaging edge of said bar in alignment with said writing table when a fold in the Web engages an edeenf. Said bar; whereby the web is positioned upon said table. l I a The slight move-- f2. in1aduplicatingzmachinedoriiandling iayfanfolded web, .a writing gtable,.=a feed roller disposed below said writing stable, an auxiliary roller,

;means =tor urging said auxiliary roller intosen lgagement withlsaid feed roller, an aligning :bar rotatably .disposed adjacent the leading .edge of .said writing :table and having ioldlengagingtedges adapted ;to :be .engaged :by .a old linthe .web drawn acrosszthezwrliting table, -latch means carried :by

said her, means for preventing rotationpof said,

feed roller, means interconnecting saidllast en- -tiomedzlm eans andsaid latch means-to disengage 3 said .lastimentioned means whensazid latch; means is disengaged, :andfimeansafor 'hasltingli-rctation ,of "said aligning :bar when adold engaging :edge

thereof is aligned with saidF-writing table :and engaged by .a fold. of :the web drawn across said stable. r :3. In, a duplicating machine for handling a-fanfielded "web a writing 1ta:ble,;a deed roller dis- -posed'rbelow said writing table, means holding said roller from rotatiomian auxiliary roller, means for urging said auxiliary roller zinto en- :agement with said deed -.rpl-ler,..'an aligningczbar rotatably disposed: adjacent the leading iedgesof said writing .atable :and thawing edges adapted to be aengagedby .adoldiin theliveb drawn across the writing :table, latch'means carried by said her, means for disengaging said xlatch means, and

.:means actuated bysaid disengaging means :icr

releasing saidsieed troller lh olding :means to permitrotationlofsaidzteedmoller;

:4. tin-a duplicating machine for handling a tan zfioldedtweb a writingetable, .a feed roller,lan

iauxillary roller in tprcssureiengagement, withasaid bar, lcatch:,means for preventing riotation of said,

latch meansgtsaid catch :means havihg means for causingrotation-of said latch means when said catch means is released from said latch means, and means interconnecting said catch means and said means preventing feed rotation of said feed roller for releasing said feed roller holding means to permit feed rotation thereof.

, 5. In a duplicating machine for handling a fanfoldedweb, a writing table, a feedroller, an auxiliary roller in pressure engagement with said feed roller, means for preventing feed rotation of said feed roller, an aligning bar rotatably disposed adjacent the forward edge of said writing table, latch means carried by said aligning bar, catch means for preventing rotation of said latch means, said catch means having means for causing rotation of said latch means when said catch means is released from said latch means, a second latch means carried by said aligning bar, catch means for engaging said second latch means upon partial rotation of said aligning bar, mean interconnecting said first mentioned catch means and said means preventing feed rotation of said feed roller for releasing said feed roller holding means to permit feed rotation thereof, and means actuated by rotation of said feed roller for releasing said second latch means when a fold in the web engages the aligning bar.

6. In a duplicating machine for handling a fan-folded web, a writing table, a feed roller, an auxiliary roller in pressure engagement with said feed roller, an aligning bar rotatably disposed adjacent the forward edge of said writing table and having a fold engaging edge, latch means carried by said aligning bar, catch means for preventing rotation ,of said latch means, said catch means having means for'causing rotation of said Llatch means "when salid..catch means is .-released from --said'21at.ch means; .a second latch. means carried :1 by said'zaligning :bar, a second catch-means :for V en a ing said .seQond latch means upon partial rotation :of i said aligning bar, :mearrsipreventing feed (rotation of said :ieed roller, meansnior re :leasing .said teed roller holding means toxpermit :feedarotation thereof, and means actuated :by .rocitation of saidiieedIoller-for releasing said second latch means when a fold in the web engagesthe ioldfiensiagin edse of the .aaligningcbanisaid first hatch means engagin the :fold engaging ledgeof the first. latch :meansswhen .said aligning bar is alignedsaid Writing table. 7.. lime-duplicatingzmachineior handlingafaniolded 'Wcbuatvritmg table, :a ,feed roller, an

auxiliary :rgller in pressure engagement withsaid :feed -mller, ton'-aligning bar rotatably disposed zadiaeent the forward edge of said writingtable havingx tfoldwengaging ledge, latch m ans carried hylsaidzali ning :barl ccatchwmeans for preventin rotation of said latch means, said catch means having means for causing rota-tion of said latch me ns when .said patch means is released from said-latch deems-aarsecdndi1atch means carried byr. aligning aha. a second catchmeans for en a ing :said ."Second; latch ,.means upon partial rotation ofsaid alisningrbar, mean :l reventine :feed rot tion :of said :fe d-wroller, lmeans ferrel esing's dyfeedrollerholding-meansto permit -feed :rotaioo thereof, means actuated y 'fiiongfiff' dieed -roller 01 releasingsaid second at h means when .a fold in. th W b nsages the fol en a in edge of the aligning ar, said :first auxiliary roller in pressure engagement with said feed roller, means for preventing feed rotation of said feed roller, an aligning bar rotatably disposed adjacent the forward edge of said writing table having a fold engaging edge, latch means carried by said aligning bar, catch means for preventing rotation of said latch means, said catch means having means for causing rotation of said latch means when said catch means is fold engaging edge of the aligning bar is aligned with said writing table, a roll for receiving a record copy for retention in the matchine, and a spring belt drive means between said feed roller and said receiving roll.

9. An apparatus upon which duplicate original instruments laying side by side in the same plane can be prepared and be simultaneously impressed with an identifying mark comprising a writin table upon whichthe instruments-are positioned side by side to receive written inscriptions there upon, a cover for said writing table movable over i where the cover is over said table, and means on said cover for producing identifying marks si- 'multaneously upon said duplicate original instrum'ents when said cover is moved thereover, said identifying mark means consisting of duplicate devices on said cover and co-operating du- 'plioate devices in said table which co-operate to simultaneously pierce said duplicate instruments when said cover is moved downwardly upon said table. 7

'10; An apparatus upon which duplicate original instruments laying side by side in the'same plane can be prepared and can be simultaneously impressed with a mutilating mark to simultaneously cancel both instruments comprising a writing table having openings therein arranged in columns upon which the instruments are positioned side by side to receive written inscriptions thereupon, a cover for said table movable over said table and the instruments thereon and impervious to prevent alteration of theinscription where the .cover is over said table, and punch mea'ns'car'ried by said cover, said punch means lating identifying marks in similar locations upon both instruments placed upon said writingtable. '11; An apparatus'upon' which dnplicate original instruments laying side'by side in the same plane can be prepared and be simultaneously impressed with identifying marks comprising a writing table upon which the instruments are positioned side by side to receive written inscriptions thereupon, means for drawing a printed web across said writing table, a cover for said writing table to prevent access to said table and the instruments thereon, latch means for holding said cover in position above said table, means to prevent feeding rotation of said drawing means, means engageable by said cover to release said drawing means, identifying mark means on said writing table, and identifying mark means carried by said cover for cooperating with said mark means on said writing table, said cover being movable downwardly toward said writing table upon release of said latch'means to cause cooperation between said identifying mark means to impress the same upon said instruments on said table before said cover is lifted therefrom to expose said instruments and to simultaneously release said drawing means. a

12. A record system for issuing an original document and. maintaining a sequential original document record of the documents issued which consists of a web having a plurality of original documents arranged in duplicate pairs side by side upon the face thereof, a container for said web, a mechanism for moving the web throughthe container in increments of a single pair ofdocuments, and means for simultaneously canceling both of the documents before a sequential'document can be fed through the container. 7 13. An apparatus upon which duplicate original instruments can be prepared and be simultaneously impressed with identifying marks comprising a writing table, means for drawing a printed web across said writing table, means to prevent feeding rotation of said drawing means, means to release said drawing means, identifying mark means on said writing table, a cover for said writing table, and identifying mark means carried by said cover for cooperating with said mark means on said writing table, wall means adjacent said writing tablefor preventing movement of said cover with respect to said table, said wall means being movable with respect to said cover to permit said cover to move downwardly upon said writing table to cause cooperation between said identifying mark means to impress the same upon the printed'web on said table and to simultaneously release said drawing means.

CLAYTON E.WYRICK. 

